Across
- 2. any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
- 7. one complete trip of one object around another object Ex: one trip of Earth around the sun
- 9. an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
- 11. the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
- 13. Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- 16. Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- 17. Moon This is the begining of the cycle where you can't see anything.
- 19. the center around which something rotates
- 21. Gibbous This moon phase is when its mostly illuminated but not all the way.
- 22. A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
Down
- 1. Quarter This is when half of the sun light is reflected of the moon. About a week into the cycle.
- 3. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
- 4. Cresent This is the last phase of the moon in the cycle.
- 5. Quater This is the last quarter moon in the cycle.
- 6. Moon This is about 14 days into the cycle, and its fully illuminated.
- 8. the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
- 10. a complete spin on an axis
- 12. the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- 14. any natural satellite of a planet
- 15. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
- 18. Gibbous This is when the sun light starts to decrese slowly.
- 20. Cresent This is when a tiny sliver of sun light is reflected off the moon.
